{"id":2439315,"date":"2026-05-31T18:32:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T18:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2439315"},"modified":"2026-05-31T18:32:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T18:32:45","slug":"influencer-estee-williams-mourns-8-month-old-daughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/influencer-estee-williams-mourns-8-month-old-daughter\/","title":{"rendered":"Influencer Estee Williams Mourns 8-Month-Old Daughter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Influencer <strong>Estee Williams<\/strong> is paying tribute to her 8-month-old daughter, Estelle, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/influencer-deaths-of-2026-all-of-the-stars-weve-lost-this-year\/\">after her death<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUntil we meet again, my sweet Estelle,\u201d Williams wrote via her Instagram Story on Saturday, May 30, alongside a photo of her holding her daughter. She added an angel wings emoji to the image.<\/p>\n<p>Williams confirmed to People on Sunday, May 31, that Estelle died from multiple organ failure and had spent several months hooked up to various hospital machines.<\/p>\n<p>Williams gave birth to Estelle in 2025. The baby was born with the congenital heart defect known as ventricular septal defect.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/esther-thomas-dead-influencer-dies-suddenly-after-undergoing-surgery\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/esther-thomas-dead-influencer-dies-suddenly-after-undergoing-surgery\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Influencer Esther Thomas Died \u2018Suddenly\u2019 After \u2018Unsuccessful\u2019 Surgery<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tInfluencer Esther Thomas has died after undergoing surgery. \u201cGreetings \u2026 We the family of Esther Thomas [A.K.A Sunshine] with pain in our heart we regret to announce the sudden demise of our beloved sister and daughter Esther Thomas who suddenly passed away on the 9th of January 2026 after an unsuccessful surgery,\u201d a statement shared [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAfter a two-day long labor and complete exhaustion, my midwife and I agreed that transferring to the hospital was the best decision. Estelle was born another 24 hours later \u2014 healthy and absolutely beautiful. It wasn\u2019t until a day and a half later that she failed two oxygen saturation screenings and a heart murmur was detected, at which point she was admitted to the NICU for further evaluation,\u201d Williams wrote via Instagram in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>She continued, \u201cThe cardiologist performed an echocardiogram, and that\u2019s when we learned she had two VSDs \u2014 one large and one moderate. We were told the larger hole measured 11 mm and that, sometime during her infancy, she would likely begin to show symptoms and need open-heart surgery to repair the VSDs with patches. Four days later, we were able to go home and begin our baby girl\u2019s heart journey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Williams shared that Estelle\u2019s surgery was scheduled in November 2025, which was expected to be a \u201crelatively short hospital stay\u201d meaning about three to six days after surgery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur baby girl\u2019s surgery was a success! The surgeon shared that hers was the largest VSD he had ever seen or repaired \u2014 measuring 30 mm and requiring a 3cm patch. A Healthy baby\u2019s heart her age\/weight would typically be about the size of a walnut, but because of the immense work her heart was doing to keep her alive, hers had grown to the size of an orange. It truly felt miraculous that we were able to bring our baby home from the NICU and that she was able to grow, even if only a little, before her surgery,\u201d Williams wrote at the time.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/influencer-erin-oudshoorn-reveals-daughter-lulus-death-at-age-6\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Erin-Oudshoorn-IG_1759230328_3733017020444375129_39407715529.jpg?crop=0px%2C107px%2C1529px%2C864px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Erin-Oudshoorn-IG_1759230328_3733017020444375129_39407715529.jpg?crop=0px%2C107px%2C1529px%2C864px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Erin-Oudshoorn-IG_1759230328_3733017020444375129_39407715529.jpg?crop=0px%2C107px%2C1529px%2C864px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Erin-Oudshoorn-IG_1759230328_3733017020444375129_39407715529.jpg?crop=0px%2C107px%2C1529px%2C864px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Erin-Oudshoorn-IG_1759230328_3733017020444375129_39407715529.jpg?crop=0px%2C107px%2C1529px%2C864px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Erin-Oudshoorn-IG_1759230328_3733017020444375129_39407715529.jpg?crop=0px%2C107px%2C1529px%2C864px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Erin-Oudshoorn-IG_1759230328_3733017020444375129_39407715529.jpg?crop=0px%2C107px%2C1529px%2C864px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Erin-Oudshoorn-IG_1759230328_3733017020444375129_39407715529.jpg?crop=0px%2C107px%2C1529px%2C864px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Erin-Oudshoorn-IG_1759230328_3733017020444375129_39407715529.jpg?crop=0px%2C107px%2C1529px%2C864px&amp;resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Erin-Oudshoorn-IG_1759230328_3733017020444375129_39407715529\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/influencer-erin-oudshoorn-reveals-daughter-lulus-death-at-age-6\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Australian Influencer Reveals Daughter\u2019s Death at 6 After Epilepsy Battle<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tAustralian influencer Erin Oudshoorn is mourning the death of her 6-year-old daughter, Luella \u201cLulu.\u201d \u201cIt is with the most painful, shattered heart to share that our darling Lulu passed away peacefully in our arms yesterday, surrounded and profoundly loved on by all of her extended family,\u201d Oudshoorn wrote via Instagram on Tuesday, January 27. \u201cDave [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Williams explained that because the \u201cpatch was so extensive and unable to contract like a normal septum,\u201d Estelle\u2019s \u201cpostoperative court became entirely unanticipated and was marked by significant complications.\u201d Within two weeks, Estelle had \u201cundergone her second heart surgery due to her complete heart block.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After Estelle went into cardiac arrest in December 2025, she was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/influencer-estee-williams-baby-on-full-life-support-after-cardiac-arrest\/\">placed on life support<\/a>. Williams was told that her daughter could not leave the hospital until she had a heart transplant.<\/p>\n<p>In April, Williams shared that Estelle was considered ineligible because of various health complications, including sepsis and issues with blood clotting. After the situation improved, Williams shared that Estelle was granted eligibility again. Earlier this month, Williams explained that Estelle had been removed from the transplant list for a second time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Influencer Estee Williams is paying tribute to her 8-month-old daughter, Estelle, after her death. \u201cUntil we meet again, my sweet Estelle,\u201d Williams wrote via her Instagram Story on Saturday, May 30, alongside a photo of her holding her daughter. She added an angel wings emoji to the image. 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